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Japan Broadcasting Association reports that Saitama and Gunma prefectures observed an earthquake with a magnitude of '5 weak'.
On 2026-06-16, at 10:46:34 UTC, an earthquake occurred approximately 4 km northwest of Noda, Japan. The hypocenter depth is about 71.8 km, and the magnitude is estimated at about 5.5.
An earthquake with an epicenter intensity of 5 out of 7 struck Japan. No tsunami warning was issued.
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An earthquake with an epicenter intensity of 5 out of 7 struck Japan. No tsunami warning was issued.
A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred in Haixizhou, Qinghai Province at 17:06 on June 16. According to the Dachaidan Seismological Bureau, as of 18:40, the earthquake had killed one person and injured four.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was recorded 318.66 km southwest of Jiayuguan, Gansu Sheng, China on 2026-06-16 11:01:02 at a depth of 10 km.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake was observed 49.49 km west of Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia on 2026-06-16 at 11:03:53, at a depth of 10 km.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred 4 km northwest of Noda, Japan, on June 16, 2026.
An earthquake with an epicenter intensity of 5 out of 7 struck Japan. No tsunami warning was issued.
A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
Japan Broadcasting Association reports that Saitama and Gunma prefectures observed an earthquake with a magnitude of '5 weak'.
An earthquake with an epicenter intensity of 5 out of 7 struck Japan. No tsunami warning was issued.
A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred 4 km northwest of Noda, Japan, on June 16, 2026.
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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred 4 km northwest of Noda, Japan, on June 16, 2026.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Qinghai, China, 10 minutes ago, as an aftershock of a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred 2 hours and 7 minutes earlier.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Qinghai, China, at a depth of 10 km, with coordinates 37.82N 95.28E, on 2026/06/16 at 11:14:18.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Qinghai in northwest China at 5:06 p.m. Beijing time (0906 GMT) on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred 4 km northwest of Noda, Japan, on June 16, 2026.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, at a depth of 10 km on June 16, 2026.
Earthquake information: June 16, 2026, at 19:46 JST, maximum seismic intensity: 5-lower, epicenter: southern Ibaraki Prefecture - Japan Weather Association tenki.jp
According to the China Seismological Network, multiple aftershocks occurred in the Haixi Prefecture of Qinghai, with the largest aftershock reaching magnitude 4.9, following a magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 17:06 on June 16.
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